http://www.phschool.com/science/planetdiary/rss/dsp_rss.cfm/top/yes Listing of the fifteen newest Planet Diary articles. en-us Copyright 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. Tue, 27 May 2008 09:48:48 UT Mon, 26 May 2008 12:00:00 UT The United States agreed to list the polar bear as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The bear is the first animal to officially get government protection due to global climate change. North America, Fauna http://www.phschool.com/science/planetdiary/archive08/faun4052608.html http://www.phschool.com/science/planetdiary/archive08/faun4052608.html Mon, 26 May 2008 12:00:00 UT Astronomers found the youngest supernova ever seen right in our own Milky Way "backyard." The supernova, less than 150 years old, is in the center of a galaxy 26,000 light-years from Earth. A light-year is the distance light travels in one year, or nearly six trillion miles. Space, Astronomy http://www.phschool.com/science/planetdiary/archive08/astr2052608.html http://www.phschool.com/science/planetdiary/archive08/astr2052608.html Mon, 26 May 2008 12:00:00 UT There's good news for North Atlantic right whales. The endangered marine mammals are now a bit safer navigating ocean water off the Massachusetts coast. North America, Fauna http://www.phschool.com/science/planetdiary/archive08/faun2052608.html http://www.phschool.com/science/planetdiary/archive08/faun2052608.html Mon, 26 May 2008 12:00:00 UT The tropics are expanding as the planet gets warmer. That's the conclusion a group of U.S. scientists presented at a recent climate conference in Indonesia sponsored by the United Nations. Global, Atmosphere http://www.phschool.com/science/planetdiary/archive08/atmo1052608.html http://www.phschool.com/science/planetdiary/archive08/atmo1052608.html Mon, 26 May 2008 12:00:00 UT The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) says it's planted two billion trees around the world to help fight global climate change. It's a step towards the goal of planting seven billion trees by the end of 2009. That's about one tree for every person on the planet. Global, Flora http://www.phschool.com/science/planetdiary/archive08/flor1052608.html http://www.phschool.com/science/planetdiary/archive08/flor1052608.html Wed, 21 May 2008 12:00:00 UT Thousands of people in southwestern China, already homeless from last week's deadly magnitude 7.9 quake, are on the run again. Some quake survivors fled from tent camps after officials warned that nearby rivers and lakes were close to overflowing. Asia, Flood http://www.phschool.com/science/planetdiary/archive08/floo1052608.html http://www.phschool.com/science/planetdiary/archive08/floo1052608.html Mon, 26 May 2008 12:00:00 UT Global climate change will likely help spread malaria and other tropical diseases across a wider area of Asia, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Asia, Health http://www.phschool.com/science/planetdiary/archive08/heal1052608.html http://www.phschool.com/science/planetdiary/archive08/heal1052608.html Mon, 26 May 2008 12:00:00 UT Everybody loves Australia's koalas. They're cute. They're cuddly. They also could be in trouble from climate change, according to new research. Australia, Fauna http://www.phschool.com/science/planetdiary/archive08/faun3052608.html http://www.phschool.com/science/planetdiary/archive08/faun3052608.html Mon, 26 May 2008 12:00:00 UT Honeybee colonies in the United States are still hurting. For the second year in a row, the number of commercial hives in the country dropped sharply. A recent survey shows more than one-third of the hives were lost over the last year. North America, Fauna http://www.phschool.com/science/planetdiary/archive08/faun1052608.html http://www.phschool.com/science/planetdiary/archive08/faun1052608.html Mon, 26 May 2008 12:00:00 UT NASA's Phoenix spacecraft made a perfect landing on Mars over the weekend. Mission controllers cheered wildly after it touched down safely near the Martian north pole. Phoenix reached its target after a ten month journey. Space, Astronomy http://www.phschool.com/science/planetdiary/archive08/astr1052608.html http://www.phschool.com/science/planetdiary/archive08/astr1052608.html Fri, 16 May 2008 12:00:00 UT The World Health Organization (WHO) says the danger of waterborne diseases is high in the wake of the deadly cyclone and floods in Myanmar. Asia, Health http://www.phschool.com/science/planetdiary/archive08/heal1051908.html http://www.phschool.com/science/planetdiary/archive08/heal1051908.html Mon, 19 May 2008 12:00:00 UT The huge black hole called Sagittarius A* (pronounced "A star") found in the center of the Milky Way is four million times as massive as the Sun. Surprisingly, the energy it radiates is billions of times weaker than that of black holes found in many other galaxies. Scientists have been puzzled about why the black hole is so tame. Space, Astronomy http://www.phschool.com/science/planetdiary/archive08/astr1051908.html http://www.phschool.com/science/planetdiary/archive08/astr1051908.html Mon, 19 May 2008 12:00:00 UT Hawaii's Kilauea volcano keeps spewing huge amounts of sulfur dioxide gas. Levels of the smelly gas around the volcano hit record levels recently. The fumes are making life miserable for people living near the volcano. North America, Volcano http://www.phschool.com/science/planetdiary/archive08/volc1051908.html http://www.phschool.com/science/planetdiary/archive08/volc1051908.html Mon, 19 May 2008 12:00:00 UT The number of threatened loggerhead turtles on Florida beaches is way down. Last year's turtle count was the lowest in seventeen years, according to state wildlife officials. In 2007, only about 45,000 nests were found. That's a drop of 4,600 from 2006. North America, Fauna http://www.phschool.com/science/planetdiary/archive08/faun1051908.html http://www.phschool.com/science/planetdiary/archive08/faun1051908.html Mon, 19 May 2008 12:00:00 UT Meteorologists at the University of Colorado say it will be a busy Atlantic hurricane season. They predict fifteen named storms with winds of over 39 miles per hour (63 km/h). Eight are expected to grow to hurricanes with winds over 74 mph (118 km/h). North America, Hurricane/Cyclone/Typhoon http://www.phschool.com/science/planetdiary/archive08/hurr1051908.html http://www.phschool.com/science/planetdiary/archive08/hurr1051908.html